Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

Alabama Daily Auction Summary, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, February 21, 2024

2,994 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $252.52/cwt -1.13 vs last sale · ≈ $1,426/hd at 565 lb · 69 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $253.73/cwt -1.86 vs last sale · ≈ $1,327/hd at 523 lb · 62 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $246.57/cwt -11.34 vs last sale · ≈ $1,166/hd at 473 lb · 45 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,994	6,290	2,724
Feeder cattle	2,512	5,583	1,998
Slaughter cattle	311	415	372
Replacement cattle	171	292	354

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold steady, slaughter bulls sold 4.00 to 5.00 higher. All feeder classes sold mostly steady. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cows sold steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–320	310	4	350.00–397.00	$370.62	$1,149	-4.83
355–380	368	9	327.00–370.00	$353.76	$1,302	+9.75
400–425	410	3	306.00–310.00	$308.70	$1,266	-27.78
450–480	467	5	300.00–325.00	$317.99	$1,485	-8.74
510–542	529	39	294.00–316.00	$305.03	$1,614	-6.69
555–590	560	11	270.00–295.00	$287.45	$1,610	-0.65
602–646	627	33	258.00–282.00	$269.07	$1,687	-6.32
660	660	1	260.00	$260.00	$1,716	+8.64
710	710	2	254.00	$254.00	$1,803	+20.73
750–795	773	2	240.00–250.00	$244.85	$1,893	+18.19
860–880	870	2	212.00–215.00	$213.48	$1,857	-5.51

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	1	362.00	$362.00	$1,014	—
305–335	322	7	325.00–365.00	$349.05	$1,124	-0.95
355–385	371	7	315.00–350.00	$340.92	$1,265	+7.02
415–445	436	9	290.00–330.00	$318.78	$1,390	-1.67
465–490	475	19	280.00–316.00	$313.13	$1,487	+0.88
505–545	527	21	273.00–305.00	$297.79	$1,569	+4.60
550–580	571	5	255.00–280.00	$271.07	$1,548	+0.41
605–635	624	10	242.00–265.00	$253.55	$1,582	-4.72
675	675	1	240.00	$240.00	$1,620	+0.68
740	740	3	235.00	$235.00	$1,739	+10.51
755	755	1	222.00	$222.00	$1,676	+3.90

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–335	332	5	350.00–358.00	$351.54	$1,167	+17.63
380–385	383	2	335.00–340.00	$337.52	$1,293	+19.33
425–445	432	10	310.00–320.00	$314.84	$1,360	+11.71
465–470	467	5	305.00–310.00	$307.99	$1,438	+21.86
535–548	542	6	257.00–290.00	$273.30	$1,481	-2.21
575–595	583	3	247.00–270.00	$258.89	$1,509	+2.84
605–645	637	5	232.00–240.00	$238.48	$1,519	+8.48

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	300.00	$300.00	$885	-15.00
300–335	319	16	280.00–320.00	$300.17	$958	-6.03
365–390	380	20	272.00–307.00	$276.51	$1,051	-17.62
400–445	426	26	260.00–310.00	$275.63	$1,174	-15.04
450–490	464	28	258.00–285.00	$265.29	$1,231	-4.56
500–545	523	62	245.00–258.00	$253.73	$1,327	-1.86
555 value added	555	38	262.00	$262.00	$1,454	+18.00
555–595	577	31	230.00–246.00	$240.90	$1,390	-13.98
610–635	623	3	227.00–235.00	$231.39	$1,442	-0.22
671 value added	671	10	237.00	$237.00	$1,590	+7.50
655–685	675	4	200.00–217.00	$211.13	$1,425	-13.18
710–745	733	10	180.00–215.00	$197.71	$1,449	-16.50

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–290	278	10	285.00–290.00	$287.22	$798	-24.16
320–345	331	11	270.00–305.00	$281.37	$931	-12.36
350–390	377	23	257.00–300.00	$271.96	$1,025	-7.85
400–445	434	42	240.00–285.00	$261.64	$1,136	-6.32
455–495	473	45	233.00–260.00	$246.57	$1,166	-11.34
500–545	515	30	220.00–248.00	$239.13	$1,232	-3.24
555–590	579	16	218.00–235.00	$230.44	$1,334	-11.21
620–645	637	6	210.00–225.00	$219.18	$1,396	-2.62
655–685	675	3	200.00–210.00	$205.75	$1,389	+7.56
730–740	733	3	170.00–180.00	$176.64	$1,295	-30.36

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–275	271	6	270.00–280.00	$278.43	$755	-14.10
310–345	332	7	260.00–280.00	$272.75	$906	-2.54
360–375	369	6	250.00–270.00	$255.01	$941	-9.55
400–445	428	6	230.00–260.00	$245.54	$1,051	-3.76
460–495	478	17	225.00–245.00	$238.96	$1,142	-6.52
510–545	527	9	215.00–234.00	$227.10	$1,197	-3.64
595	595	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,309	-5.26
620–635	626	4	210.00–218.00	$211.98	$1,327	+1.69
655–690	672	5	177.00–202.00	$192.16	$1,291	-14.70
718–725	720	3	180.00–181.00	$180.66	$1,301	-19.34
790	790	1	160.00	$160.00	$1,264	-31.02

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335–345	339	11	315.00–365.00	$347.32	$1,177	+17.57
350–390	371	12	302.00–350.00	$329.28	$1,222	+6.10
405–445	424	24	285.00–320.00	$304.10	$1,289	+2.62
460–495	472	34	270.00–306.00	$290.15	$1,370	+0.36
505–545	530	22	245.00–292.00	$269.52	$1,428	-4.70
550–595	566	11	230.00–272.00	$252.34	$1,428	-8.62
615–640	624	7	220.00–235.00	$227.88	$1,422	-8.26
670–685	678	2	225.00	$225.00	$1,526	-4.86
730	730	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,533	+1.08
755–795	771	4	190.00–220.00	$206.89	$1,595	+1.46

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–335	330	3	330.00–401.00	$352.95	$1,165	+7.41
355–380	367	6	320.00–362.00	$343.94	$1,262	+18.52
400–425	414	19	300.00–325.00	$310.74	$1,286	-4.27
460–485	465	12	280.00–313.00	$298.33	$1,387	+2.02
505–540	517	24	275.00–305.00	$287.94	$1,489	+4.84
555–585	566	19	260.00–275.00	$268.25	$1,518	+2.36
600–630	611	6	235.00–260.00	$249.90	$1,527	+6.92
655–680	665	5	232.00–245.00	$240.76	$1,601	+7.72
705–745	718	3	226.00–240.00	$235.16	$1,688	+14.32
790	790	1	234.00	$234.00	$1,849	+14.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	4	345.00	$345.00	$1,000	+32.61
315–340	330	7	335.00–350.00	$345.05	$1,139	+11.43
350–395	382	13	285.00–330.00	$314.89	$1,203	+13.19
405–445	426	19	280.00–310.00	$301.71	$1,285	+10.07
455–495	471	26	260.00–285.00	$274.47	$1,293	-14.93
505–535	516	12	245.00–272.00	$257.29	$1,328	-3.64
550–580	566	4	235.00–240.00	$238.79	$1,352	-6.07
625–645	635	2	218.00–242.00	$229.81	$1,459	+1.28
660–690	672	3	212.00–215.00	$213.97	$1,438	-5.68
715–735	725	2	192.00–205.00	$198.59	$1,440	-5.42

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
920–1320	1124	80-85%	19	95.00–115.00	$103.82	$1,167	-0.13
905–1455	1213	80-85%	24	109.00–128.00	$115.58	$1,402	+6.59
965–1650	1244	80-85%	41	104.00–120.00	$109.90	$1,367	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
790–1300	1003	85-90%	35	82.00–108.00	$95.01	$953	+10.37
790–1375	1039	85-90%	27	70.00–99.00	$89.02	$925	-5.36
945–1250	1047	85-90%	10	91.00–113.00	$97.40	$1,020	+3.02

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1320–1735	1498	75-80%	14	102.00–113.00	$107.06	$1,604	—
1405–1525	1499	75-80%	9	112.00–118.00	$114.00	$1,709	—
1555	1555	75-80%	1	100.00	$100.00	$1,555	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1235–2095	1617	10	116.00–129.00	$121.40	$1,963	—
1325–2220	1652	19	120.00–138.00	$125.99	$2,081	—
1125–2005	1748	6	129.00–144.00	$138.95	$2,429	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	23	775.00–850.00	$810.87

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,700.00	$1,700.00
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,775.00–2,000.00	$1,887.50
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	1,175.00–1,450.00	$1,329.17
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	18	900.00–1,500.00	$1,186.11
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,050.00–1,075.00	$1,062.50

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	975.00	$975.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	950.00–1,025.00	$993.75

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,275.00	$1,275.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	1,700.00–2,100.00	$1,871.43	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	43	1,375.00–1,775.00	$1,522.67	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	1,675.00–1,850.00	$1,795.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	1,100.00–1,300.00	$1,220.00	—

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	850.00	$850.00	—

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.